New documentary about Swissair 111 crash
Flight Swissair 111 Heavy, operated by the MD-11 with the flight number “Vaud” was scheduled to run from New York to Geneva on September 3, 1998. But the plane never got there. Because of an apparently harmless development of smoke, the pilots wanted to carry out a safety landing in Halifax. Shortly before landing, the plane crashed into the Atlantic, killing all 229 people on board.
Here you will find the extensive Austrian Wings report on the subject
Swiss television (SRF) has now published a new documentary on the crash of Swissair 111 in the series “It happened on …”. to die Documentation can be viewed and even downloaded directly on the SRF homepage will.
From the SRF press release
The new episode of the series “It happened on…” recaps the tragedy and shows how the accident changed the lives of the relatives forever.
Student Stephanie Shaw was booked onto the unfortunate plane at the last moment. She was visiting her boyfriend in New York and wanted to go back to her family in Geneva. Father Ian Shaw was a successful businessman there and enjoyed life with his wife Gudula and children. But Stephanie has not arrived in Geneva. On the night of September 3, 1998, Swissair Flight 111 crashed over Canada’s east coast near Halifax. Along with Stephanie, another 228 people lost their lives abruptly – and numerous families were destroyed.
After the loss of his daughter, Ian Shaw fell into a deep crisis that he was only able to overcome when he left business and family in Geneva. He opened a restaurant on the Canadian coast – not far from the crash site.
The film “It happened on… Swissair 111 – crash over Halifax” explores the question of how relatives and friends deal with the loss of their loved ones who died with the Swissair plane disappearing into the sea. It also shows how the airline, which is considered to be the “safest airline in the world”, was caught in such a tragedy that moved the whole of Switzerland. In addition to relatives and friends, Jürg Schmid, the then head of security, as well as helpers, doctors and investigators who were on duty in Halifax for weeks, commented.
(red / SRF)